Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-24
CONGRESS-.
Senate Passes the Bill to Increase the
Naval Establishment.
The House Sustains the President In
His Veto OF the Texas Free
seed BilI,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The House
bill amending the act dividing the state
Of Missouri into two judicial districts, and
to divide the eastern and western districts
into divisions, was reported with amend
mcnts and passed Tho Senate bill au-
thorizing the president to return the
Twiggs sword was reported and passed.
The naval establishment bill was taken up
BY vote of 30 to 10. After some discus.
sion the bill was laid aside, and the Eads
Tehuantipec bill taken up as unfinished
business. several amendments were offer
ed bat were voted down. Cameron gave
notice that he would move to take up the
naval bill tomorrow.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the diplomatic and consular APP
bill. On points of order by
Burns, the clauses increasing the salaries
of the minister to Liberia and of the con-
sui to Peru were stricken from the bills.
After some consideration, the committee
rose without completing the bill. The
Speaker appointed Cobb, Van Eaton and
Payson conferees on the Northern Pacific
land forfeiture bill, and the House all,
journed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.--The committee
on commerce reported back the house
river and harbor bill with amendments,
and McMillion gave notice he would move
to take 1t up tomorrow. The Senate
then resumed the consideration of the bill
to increase the naval establishment.
Maxey supported the bill, aud said he was
not only in favor Of building war vessels
but of terrifying every seaport in the
country. The question was then taken
on the amendment offered yesterday by
Hale, and IL was adopted without division
Other amendments were adopted and the
bill passed. Butler moved to amend by
inserting after the words heavily armor.
ed vessels the words for sea SERVICE and
spoke in support of the amendment. Hale
opposed the amendment.
HOUSE.
The House insisted upon its amend
ment TO the Senate trade dollar bill and
agreed to the conference requested by the
Senate. Belmont, from the committee
on foreign affairs, reported back the SEN
ate retaliatory bill with substitute
therefor, which was ordered printed and
re-committed. Belmont gave notice that
he would ask the House to act upon the
measure on Wednesday next, Rice,
of Massachusetts, gave notice that
he would file minority report
Hatch, Of Mo-, attempted to secure the
consideration. of the pleuro-pneumoni
BILL but abandoned the attempt when it
was evident that the point of no quorum
would be raised against his motion.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 17.--Tho Senate,
after business of routine character, re
sumed consideration of Hale's bill to in
crease the naval establishment. The bill
was passed-yeas 46, nays Z. The bill
appropriates $40, 900, 900 for the construc-
ton of heavily armored vessels, or armor-
ed floating batteries or rams to be used
for coast and harbor defense; 81 200, 900
for the construction of light draught gun
boats, suitable for interior water ways
and canal service; $780, 900 for torpedo
boats; $500, 900 for torpedoes and torpedo
appliances, to be operated from naval
vessels. floating batteries or rams. The
Senate then proceeded to consider the
house bills on the calendar. Among
those passed were the following: Author
iZing Che construction OF bridge across
the Tennessee near Chattanooga; for hold
ing terms of the United States court at
Vicksburg, Miss The conference com
mittee on the house bill to amend the act
dividing the state Of Missouri into two ju-
dicial districts, made report which was
agreed to- The bill is therefore passed.
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Edmunds,
took up the bill to inaugurate maritime
canal company of Nicaragua. 1t went
over as unfinished business, and the SEN
ate at 5:15 p. m adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Presidents veto CT the bill appro-
priating $40, 600 for the special distribution
of seeds to the drought stricken region of
Texas, made astrong plea for the passage
of the bill over the veto, but the house
refused to do so by the follow
ing vote: The yeas were, SO; nays, 100.
Mr.. Hammond, of Ga, called up the
conference report on the anti Mormon
bill. Bennett, of N. c., and Eden. of
Illinois. criticised a provision of the bill,
because it gave the marshal too much
power After remarks by Hammond in
favor Of the report, it passed, yeas 202.
nays 40. The consular appropriation bill
puooCu. ituhduli, liohl tIS VIZ
reported the sundry civil
bill with the Senate amend
ments, recommending concurrence in %,
The Republicans asked the
reading OF the amendments. The point
Of no quorum was raised, and without
action the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.---The resolutions
of the Maine legislat ure were laid before
the Senate in regard to trade relations
with Canada. Laid on the table. After
the reading of the river and harbor bill,
on motion of Jones, of Arkansas, the
item for the Arkansas river was increas
ed from 1926, 600 to S150,000. Other in
creases were made as follows: For inn
proving Charleston harbor, from 1850, 900
to 100000 (This increase to take the
place of the bill for that improvement
which is now pending in the House)
For Michigan City, Ind, from $50, 900 to
$50, 900. Without disposing of the bill
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Townsend, from the committee on ap
reported bill for appro-
priatipg ST. 663, 104 for the payment OF
Mexican and other pensions. Referred
to the committee of the whole. The
House went into committee of the whole
for the further consideration OF the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil
bill. After disposing of
1856 of the $50 amendments the commit
tee rose, and the House took recess.
In the evening 20 pension bills were
passed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The presiding
officer presented several petitions from
Ohio posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic for the passage of the depend
emit pension bill over the Presidents veto;
laid on the table. Also an invitation of
the citizens committee of Alexandria,
Va, to take part in the celebration of
Washington's birthday; laid on the table.
The consideration Of the veto message
on the dependent pension bill was post
poned until Thursday next The river
and harbor bill was taken up, and dis
cussion ensued between Butler and
of Ore, in which Mitchell OPP
posed the proposed bill. The Nicaragua
bill was presented and laid aside, and the
Of the river and harbor bill
was resumed. The report of the confer
ence committee on the trade dollar was
agreed to, and the bill goes to the Presi-